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Carrie Gracie grew up mostly in North-East Scotland and set up a restaurant before taking a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford. She spent a year teaching in two Chinese universities and then[...]
Book launch followed by reception and performance by Worcester College Choir – all welcome!
Book Launch with Author & Translator: Yan Ge (顏歌)’s The Chilli Bean Paste Clan, translated by Nicky Harman https://www.facebook.com/events/605485149803274/ 2018/May/07 Monday 5-7PM Ho Tim Seminar Room, China Centre, St Hugh’s College, Oxford Open and free[...]
How do we define a sound or a taste for which our language does not have a dedicated word? Typically, we borrow words from another sensory modality. Wines, for example, are often described by words[...]
In celebration of the Oxford Festival of Nature, Blackwell’s Broad Street will be hosting a day of free Nature talks and activities. At 1pm we will be joined by Jeremy Mynott who will be discussing[...]
St Anne’s College is proud to host an inspiring group of entrepreneurs to demystify the field of entrepreneurship and explain some of the paths to a career in this field. Our speakers will present their[...]
Blackwell’s is thrilled to announce a special event with BAFTA and MOBO- award-winning musician, poet, activist and political commentator Akala, who will be discussing his searing modern polemic ‘Natives’ at the Sheldonian Theatre in conversation[...]
Blackwell’s is thrilled to announce a special event with BAFTA and MOBO- award-winning musician, poet, activist and political commentator Akala, who will be discussing his searing modern polemic ‘Natives’ at the Sheldonian Theatre in conversation[...]
Professor Linda McDowell, CBE, DLitt, FBA (The School of Geography and St John’s College) presents Moving Stories: the working lives of migrant women in post-war Britain. “Migration and employment are central issues in understanding the[...]
This is the second in a series of lunchtime workshops to think about teaching/research through different (and intersectional) lenses, with the goal also of capturing interdisciplinary and intergenerational perspectives. This time we want to explore[...]
This workshop, facilitated by journalist Shaista Aziz, will introduce and explore the notions of ‘intersectional’ identities. Intersectionality may be defined as the way in which people’s experiences are shaped by their ethnicity, class, sex, gender,[...]
Kei Miller is a poet, novelist, essayist, short story writer, broadcaster and blogger. His many books include the novel Augustown (2016) and poetry collection The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion, which won[...]
Listen to professional actors perform short stories written by Chris Powers and Alex Reeves. Afterwards, Short Stories Aloud founder and host Sarah Franklin will be interviewing Chris and Alex about their new publications, ‘Mothers’ and[...]
The digital revolution marks a profound transformation of society, on par with the great general purpose technologies of the past two centuries: the steam engine, internal combustion engine, and electrification. Each reshaped the economy, nature[...]
Blackwell’s is delighted to announce an event with Laura Bates, where she will be in discussion on her latest book ‘Misogynation’ in the Sheldonian Theatre. In this collection of essays, originally published in the Guardian,[...]
Sinéad Morrissey is the author of six poetry collections, including Parallax (2013), winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize. In 2017 she was awarded the Forward Prize for her most recent collection, On Balance, and[...]
In this exciting event organized by Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre for Think Human Festival, the celebrated poet, editor and translator Clare Pollard will join us to read from her work and talk about the ‘thrill[...]
On June 8th and 9th, St Anne’s College will be running Oxford Translation Day, a celebration of literary translation consisting of workshops and talks throughout both days at St Anne’s and around the city, culminating[...]
In celebration of the Oxford Festival of Nature, Blackwell’s Broad Street will be hosting a day of free Nature talks and activities. At 1pm we will be joined by Jeremy Mynott who will be discussing[...]
Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power source on earth. What’s more, its potential is nearly limitless – every hour the sun beams down more[...]
In this book colloquium, a panel will discuss the concluding volume of economist and historian Deirdre McCloskey’s trilogy celebrating the oft-derided virtues of the bourgeoisie — Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched[...]
With authors Professor Allen Buchanan and Dr Russell Powell. Commentators TBC. All are welcome to attend the book launch for Allen Buchanan and Russell Powell’s book ‘The Evolution of Moral Progress: A Biocultural Theory’ due[...]
Do you want to learn about artificial intelligence? Have you been put off by technical jargon or fears of terminator robots? Come along to this evening course for beginners run by the AI consultancy Oxford[...]
Do you want to learn about artificial intelligence? Have you been put off by technical jargon or fears of terminator robots? Come along to this evening course for beginners run by the AI consultancy Oxford[...]
[This talk has been cancelled] Blackwell’s is pleased to welcome the Oxford historian Marc Mulholland to give a talk on his new book The Murderer of Warren Street: The True Story of a Nineteenth-Century Revolutionary[...]
For Westgate’s Dystopian Summer, we are delighted to announce The Future Body: Dystopian Visions with Rachel Heng and Sophie Mackintosh, chaired by Daisy Buchanan on Monday 9th July, 7pm. Both have written dystopias which explore,[...]
Join us as we celebrate the publication of ‘Emily’s Voices’ by Emily Knoll. Roz Austin, who is writing as Emily Knoll, will be reading passages from the book alongside a talk by Dr Jonathan Gadsby[...]
Dominic Barton, Global Managing Partner Emeritus of McKinsey & Company, and Professor Peter Tufano, Peter Moores Dean of Saïd Business School, will discuss leadership lessons Mr. Barton learned during his tenure at McKinsey and how[...]
Professor Julian Savulescu, Professor Dominic Wilkinson What should happen when doctors and parents disagree about what would be best for a child? When should courts become involved? Should life support be stopped against parents’ wishes?[...]
‘The Origins of Dislike’ is a fascinating and thought-provoking selection of essays from the award-winning novelist, poet, literary critic, and musician, Amit Chaudhuri. The collection explores critical ‘dislike’ as a form of intense engagement, featuring[...]
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